A hot liquid is placed in a refrigerator to quickly cool down. The temperature of the liquid can be modeled with the exponential function T=a(b)^m where m is the number of minutes it has been cooling. Based on the graph below, which of the following is closest to the value b for this model? 1) b=0.65
2)b=0.84
3)b=1.28
4)b=2.17

Oscar and julie ashton are celebrating their 15th anniversary by having a reception hall. they have budgeted $4,500 for their reception. if the reception hall charges a $90 cleanup fee plus & 36 per person, find the greatest number of people that they may invite and still stay within their budget.

Alicia puts $400 in a bank account. each year the account earns 5% simple interest. how much money will be in her bank account in six months?

Scott’s bank account showed a balance of $750 on sunday. during the next five days, he made one deposit of $140 and numerous withdrawals of $180 each. let x represent the number of withdrawals that scott made. write an inequality that can be used to find the maximum number of withdrawals that scott could have made and maintain a balance of at least $100. do not use a dollar sign ($) in your response.